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Submissions starts on: 20 May
Submissions ends on: 27 May
Semifinals Draw: 28 May
Voting for the Semifinal starts on: 28 May 
Voting for the Semifinal ends on: 2 June
Semifinal show: 3 June
Voting for Second Chance starts on: 3 June
Voting for Second Chance ends on: 4 June
Second Chance Show: 5 June
Voting for the Grand Final starts on: 5 June
Voting for the Grand Final ends on: 11 June
EM 16 GRAND FINAL SHOW: 12 June
Music Awards SHOW: 12 June
Number of participants: 23
Returning Countries: Luxembourg, Macedonia, Spain
Withdrawing Countries: Norway, Iceland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine

Official Participants List

1. Sweden Agnes - "Don't go breaking my heart"
2. Slovenia Nuska Drascek in Jacques Houdek - "Odkar te ni"
3. United Kingdom Same Difference - "We R One"  
4. Switzerland  DJ Antoine feat. Tom Dice - "Sunlight"
5. Portugal Sérgio Borges - "Onde Vais, Rio Que Eu Canto"
6. Croatia Radio Luksemburg - "Ako nemam te"
7. Luxembourg Mutine - "Fille ou Garçon"
8. Macedonia Toše Proeski & Gianna Nannini - "Aria"
9. Denmark Sys Bjerre - "Sku' Ha' Gået Hjem"
10. Finland Jenni Vartiainen - "Nettiin"
11. Bosnia & Herzegovina Dubioza Kolektiv - "USA"
12. Greece Manos Pirovolakis - "Noah's' Ark"
13. Ukraine Alyosha - "Fermon'i Lyubvy"
14. Italy Annalisa - "Senza Riserva"
15. Ireland Lisa Hannigan - "What'll I do"
16. France Shy'm - "En Apesanteur"
17. Moldova Sore - "Love is Music"
18. Spain Rasel feat. Carlos Baute - "Me Pones Tierno"
19. Latvia Putnu Balle - "Spārni un vējš"
20. Germany Monrose - "Why Not Us"
21. Turkey Nil Karaibrahimgil - "Organize İşler Bunlar"
22. Poland Kora - "Nim zakwitnie tysiąc róż"
23. Russia Polina Gagarina - "Spektakl Okonchen" 
24. Netherlands Shary-An - "Read My Book"
News in this edition: We will only have one semifinal  and the Top-3 last edition will vote in the semifinal.
10 countries will directly advance to the final through the semi while 6 other countries will go to the Second chance and from the SC 3 of the 6 countries will join the final.

Semifinal

1. Poland Kora - "Nim zakwitnie tysiąc róż" 
2. Bosnia & Herzegovina Dubioza Kolektiv - "USA" 
3. Switzerland  DJ Antoine feat. Tom Dice - "Sunlight" 
4. Denmark Sys Bjerre - "Sku' Ha' Gået Hjem" 
5. Portugal Sérgio Borges - "Onde Vais, Rio Que Eu Canto" 
6. Italy Annalisa - "Senza Riserva" 
7. Moldova Sore - "Love is Music" 
8. Greece Manos Pirovolakis - "Noah's' Ark" 
9. Spain Rasel feat. Carlos Baute - "Me Pones Tierno" 
10. Ukraine Alyosha - "Fermon'i Lyubvy" DSQ
11. Finland Jenni Vartiainen - "Nettiin" 
12. Germany Monrose - "Why Not Us" 
13. Turkey Nil Karaibrahimgil - "Organize İşler Bunlar" 
14. Sweden Agnes - "Don't go breaking my heart" 
15. Luxembourg Mutine - "Fille ou Garçon" 
16. Latvia Putnu Balle - "Spārni un vējš" 
17. France Shy'm - "En Apesanteur" 
18. Croatia Radio Luksemburg - "Ako nemam te" 
19. Macedonia Toše Proeski & Gianna Nannini - "Aria" 
20. Slovenia Nuska Drascek i Jacques Houdek - "Odkar te ni" 
21. Netherlands Shary-An - "Read My Book"
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Host: Felix from Sweden

All the finalists will vote in the Semifinal

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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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Russia

Second Chance Show

1.  Bosnia & Herzegovina Dubioza Kolektiv - "USA" 
2. Portugal Sérgio Borges - "Onde Vais, Rio Que Eu Canto" 
3. Spain Rasel feat. Carlos Baute - "Me Pones Tierno" 
4. Latvia Putnu Balle - "Spārni un vējš" 
5. France Shy'm - "En Apesanteur" 
6. Croatia Radio Luksemburg - "Ako nemam te"

Music Awards

1. Best Video Clip: Germany
2. Jury Award: Finland
3. Best Voice: Macedonia

Final

1. Italy Annalisa - "Senza Riserva" (WINNER)
2. Moldova Sore - "Love is Music"   
3. Croatia Radio Luksemburg - "Ako nemam te" 
4. Finland Jenni Vartiainen - "Nettiin"  
5. Germany Monrose - "Why Not Us"  
6. France Shy'm - "En Apesanteur"   
7. United Kingdom Same Difference - "We R One"   
8. Spain Rasel feat. Carlos Baute - "Me Pones Tierno"  
9. Macedonia Toše Proeski & Gianna Nannini - "Aria" (2nd place)
10. Ireland Lisa Hannigan - "What'll I do" 
11. Netherlands Shary-An - "Read My Book" 
12. Switzerland  DJ Antoine feat. Tom Dice - "Sunlight"  
13. Russia Polina Gagarina - "Spektakl Okonchen"  
14. Sweden Agnes - "Don't go breaking my heart" (3rd place)
15. Denmark Sys Bjerre - "Sku' Ha' Gået Hjem"   
16. Slovenia Nuska Drascek i Jacques Houdek - "Odkar te ni"  
MAIN HOST: Brittany from Ireland
Co-Hosts
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Márcio from Portugal
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Felix from Sweden

WINNER: Italy!

Participant Countries

Green - Participating Countries that passed to the Final directly by Semi-final
Light Green - Participating Countries that passed to the Final by Second Chance
Red - Participating Countries that hadn't passed to the Final or Second Chance
Yellow - Past Participants 
Black - Disqualified Country (hadn't voted on SF)